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antt wrote:WHAT HAVE YOU STARTED SUPRASURF!!!!!!!!!
just adding to what bubs was saying about spectator placement. i really liked how close you could get to the rigs at XRCC round1, it was like you were on a normal trail run, not stuck behind a fence or glass wall. of course this could lead to troubles if someone decides to be and idiot, but everyone seemed to be well behaved from what i saw, and backed away when people were winching etc.
BTW, this pic was taken with no zoom
I thought that the spectator safety was blatently unacceptable at Round 1. Round 0 was much more acceptable but still far from impressive. This does nothing but harbour the beilief that 4wders are reckless and irresponsible. Q-Rock however was far far superior to each of the XRCC. If XRCC is to contiue, the organisers must really lift their game in this respect.
The tree that fell over at round 1 should have been removed when the first part fell off. At that time it was obvious that there was a reasonably high chance that the whole tree would come over. I am amazed that no one was hurt when the tree fell. I'd hate to think what would have happened if someone didn't get out of the way quick enough.
I hope the right people are reading this!
Oh....and yeah I liked being close to the rigs but I also enjoy my safety.
antt wrote:WHAT HAVE YOU STARTED SUPRASURF!!!!!!!!!
just adding to what bubs was saying about spectator placement. i really liked how close you could get to the rigs at XRCC round1, it was like you were on a normal trail run, not stuck behind a fence or glass wall. of course this could lead to troubles if someone decides to be and idiot, but everyone seemed to be well behaved from what i saw, and backed away when people were winching etc.
BTW, this pic was taken with no zoom
I thought that the spectator safety was blatently unacceptable at Round 1. Round 0 was much more acceptable but still far from impressive. This does nothing but harbour the beilief that 4wders are reckless and irresponsible. Q-Rock however was far far superior to each of the XRCC. If XRCC is to contiue, the organisers must really lift their game in this respect.
The tree that fell over at round 1 should have been removed when the first part fell off. At that time it was obvious that there was a reasonably high chance that the whole tree would come over. I am amazed that no one was hurt when the tree fell. I'd hate to think what would have happened if someone didn't get out of the way quick enough.
I hope the right people are reading this!
Oh....and yeah I liked being close to the rigs but I also enjoy my safety.
Yeah some really good points there!
As a driver the last thing i want to do is hurt on of the spectators!
But they still need to be close enough to the action!
I think there should always be some form of bunting all the way around the track!
Actually myself and Sam had a prob on stage one on the sunday where there was a spectator in the middle of the coarse bettween 2 gates and it took me 3 goes to get him to move out of the way so we could get through without running him over. He was just trying to get a real good pic with his camera
RUFF wrote:Actually myself and Sam had a prob on stage one on the sunday where there was a spectator in the middle of the coarse bettween 2 gates and it took me 3 goes to get him to move out of the way so we could get through without running him over. He was just trying to get a real good pic with his camera
Spectator safety should not be left in the hands of the same person who is presiding over the running of each vehicle. How can anyone keep one eye on the vehicle and one eye on the crowd? It's easy to miss a vehicle running over a witches hat and they don't move and there's probably no more than 20 on the track at once. Trying to keep an eye on this as well as about another 50-100 people each with a mind of their own is impossible. Someone should be designated as a safety officer and bunting restrictions should be policed. I'd hate to see anyone get injured. :(
RUFF wrote:Actually myself and Sam had a prob on stage one on the sunday where there was a spectator in the middle of the coarse bettween 2 gates and it took me 3 goes to get him to move out of the way so we could get through without running him over. He was just trying to get a real good pic with his camera
I was standing a good 3m further away from the track than that guy and I still moved away for my own safety. Once Sam found traction I found myself moving further back to prevent being run down by a TSL. Vehicles can be unpredictable and this needs to be taken into account.
Dave had trouble on the last stage with the crowd not letting him back to pic up a strap we dropped. The crowd shouldn't be allowed on the tracks at all.
That's the problem. As a compeditor you feel responible for the spectators. Compeditors should be able to concentrate on the track and thier vehicle without worrying about spectators. Without this, how can a compeditor drive confidently?
What a can of worms, should have kept me mouth shut !
Whats funny now is that I'm in the sh!te here as well
Boss 1 - work = no problem, go for it even
Boss 2 - wifey = %$#% %$#%$ #*&*%& ^%^ #$#@.
I'll translate:
I'm a little insensitive and pushing it because I forgot that August is straight after July and baby number 2 is due early August, so for me to want to bugger off to Oz with the boys while mum could be in screaming labour is not a popular request.
Maybe have to revisit the trip idea a little later in the year.
BeZeRK wrote:I am drunk, very much drunk, and ive skipped from page one to here!!!
BUT THE TIME HAS COME!!!!!!!
GUTS VS RUFF in a "friendly: Drive off!!!!!
in BJ's old words!!!! "BRING IT AWWWWWN"
No contest!!
Have you ever seen me drive out side of a comp? Do I ever drive my rig as hard as ruff does? If you had ever seen me get pissed off with it you`d know.
BeZeRK wrote:I am drunk, very much drunk, and ive skipped from page one to here!!!
BUT THE TIME HAS COME!!!!!!!
GUTS VS RUFF in a "friendly: Drive off!!!!!
in BJ's old words!!!! "BRING IT AWWWWWN"
No contest!!
Have you ever seen me drive out side of a comp? Do I ever drive my rig as hard as ruff does? If you had ever seen me get pissed off with it you`d know.
Guts dude you DON'T need to PROVE anything!!!
I believe you wheel hard!!! 8)
I was refering ti RUFF NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPETE BECAUSE HE HAS NO FARKING RIG!!!!!!!!! NO CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wanna wrote:Hey Guts i,ve seen yah pissed in a comp stage tryinging to get a better score rock rambling what a laugh
LMAO I remember that what a laugh, had a big rock in front and a big rock behind and all I could do was move back and forward about 2 inches and to top it off I was that pissed I could hardly stand up little lone drive
BeZeRK wrote:I am drunk, very much drunk, and ive skipped from page one to here!!!
BUT THE TIME HAS COME!!!!!!!
GUTS VS RUFF in a "friendly: Drive off!!!!!
in BJ's old words!!!! "BRING IT AWWWWWN"
No contest!!
Have you ever seen me drive out side of a comp? Do I ever drive my rig as hard as ruff does? If you had ever seen me get pissed off with it you`d know.
BeZeRK wrote:I am drunk, very much drunk, and ive skipped from page one to here!!!
BUT THE TIME HAS COME!!!!!!!
GUTS VS RUFF in a "friendly: Drive off!!!!!
in BJ's old words!!!! "BRING IT AWWWWWN"
No contest!!
Have you ever seen me drive out side of a comp? Do I ever drive my rig as hard as ruff does? If you had ever seen me get pissed off with it you`d know.
BRING IT AWWWN PUSSY
What, are you going to go and buy a barbie doll car from the local toy shop and wheel that are you